EventFestive Event Christmas Afternoon Tea From 1st December - 23rd December 2025 Treat yourself to a Christmas Afternoon Tea at Shire Hall Museum this festive season. Find out more
Family eventFestive Event Breakfast With Singing Santa! Saturday 20th, Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd December 2025. Sing along with Santa this Christmas whilst enjoying our festive Breakfast club! Find out more
EventFamily event My Dorset: Young Photographer Competition From 25th July to August 22nd 2025 To accompany our exhibition Dorset People: From the Swanage Railway to the Tolpuddle Rally, we are pleased to present My Dorset: Young Photographer Competition. Find out more
Exhibition Dorset People: From the Swanage Railway to the Tolpuddle Rally From 8th August to 30th September only. A photographic celebration of the people who shape the heart and soul of this unique county. Curated by John Tilsley and members of Dorchester Camera Club Find out more
Event The DLF Local Writers Forum Thursday, 16th October 2025 from 2pm - 4pm Hosted by Don Nordberg the forum will offer an opportunity for new writers to present their published work Find out more
Event Poetry Slam with Angie Porter Thursday, 16th October 2025 from 6pm - 8pm An open mic event for local writers and poets. Find out more
Talk Villains, Victims and Tragedies Saturday, 18th October from 2pm A talk by the popular local author Brian Bates, exploring dramas, tragedies and even comedies that were played out at the Dorset Assizes. Find out more
EventFestive Event Halloween Trail – October Half Term 2025 Monday, 27th of October to Saturday, 1st November 2025 A spooky trail and monster mask making activity the whole family can enjoy. October half term at the Shire Hall, shockingly good fun! Find out more
Festive Event Shire Hall Christmas Market Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November, 10am - 4pm Join us at Shire Hall for our Christmas Market! Find out more
Talk Law, Order and Subversion in Hardy Saturday 30th May 2026 - from 2pm Join Mark Damon Chutter, Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society to find out more about Hardy's Justice of the Peace role. Find out more
